Best case scenario for UConn (and Big East)

[SoFla Steve]

Ironically, they are tied 48 to 48 right now

I watched it to the bitter end.

 

[NJHusky]

I don’t think it is so much a “conspiracy” as a mid-match in styles. As I’ve said a million times, the NBE wants to be seen as a rough, urban, physical almost thuggish league. It’s a marketing thing. You hear play by play guys and other media types mention it all the time (listen to Donny Marshall some time ). The referees call games in keeping with that model and most of the teams play a version of hero ball/hack and grab which fits with that style of officiating. Oddly hand checking is not allowed. But grabbing a shirt is. UConn plays different style of game based on ball and player movement. It works well in the non-conference where grabbing kicking and eye gouging are not allowed. But it is more easily disrupted in the “rough tough New Big East.”

Agree and as someone else said, BE isn’t protecting UConn because they know we gone first chance we get. It’s helps the other teams in tournament seeding/ entry if they knock us off.

If SH or Nova beat ST Jons it helps more now that Jonnie’s beat us

 

[UCan3]

I watched it to the bitter end.

I was very frustrated by Xavier at the end of that game in regulation. That was such a horrible play to run.

The worst kind at the end of the game is when same player holds onto the ball 🏀 and then literally has nowhere to go at the very end of the game / tosses up brick..
It's like just play your offense!